July 15, 2010 RSS feed / Dining & Entertainment

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“Predators”

“Predator” (1987) was one of those sci-fianomalies—a cheap scifi slash-monster flick starring then- B-list icon Arnold Schwarzenegger, who’d scored big-time three years earlier with his sci-fieffort “Terminator.” More...

Two-day Tropical Daze festival coming to T.O.

Caribbean, reggae, surf and island music and entertainment will be presented at the second annual Tropical Daze Summer Music Festival from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Sat. More...

KCLU wins four Mark Twain awards

KCLU AM/FM, the National Public Radio station for Ventura and Santa Barbara counties, won four 2010 Mark Twain Awards for broadcast excellence in the Western United States from the Associated Press Television and Radio Association recently. More...

Tickets on sale for harvest festival

Tickets are on sale online for the Ventura Harvest Festival Original Art and Craft Show set for Fri. to Sun., Oct. 15 to 17 at Seaside Park, Ventura County Fairgrounds, 10 W. Harbor Blvd., Ventura. Event hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. More...

Master Chorale announces 2010-2011 season

Los Robles Master Chorale artistic director Lesley Leighton recently announced the chorale’s 2010-11 season. Six concert programs will feature an array of choral music, traditional holiday fare, and the music of composer John Rutter. More...

Conejo Players ‘Tommy’ a powerful production

Play review
By Cary Ginell Soundthink@aol.com

While watching Conejo Players’ incendiary production of The Who’s “Tommy” last weekend I realized not only what a remarkable show it is, but how influential it’s been as a force on the Broadway scene. More...

Shakespeare goes retro in Moorpark

Moorpark College Theatre Arts will present its summer 2010 production of William Shakespeare’s romantic comedy “Two Gentlemen of Verona” in the studio (black box) theater of the campus Performing Arts Center, 7075 Campus Drive, Moo More...

‘Romeo & Juliet’ at Hillcrest Center

William Shakespeare’s classic tragedy of two star-crossed lovers, “Romeo and Juliet,” will be presented by Classics in the Park for a limited run at 8 p.m. Saturdays July 17, 24 and 31 at Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. More...

Native Americans of all tribes to gather at powwow in Moorpark

Event to feature dancing, crafts

Redbird’s 2010 Children of Many Colors Powwow will take place Fri. to Sun., July 16 to 18 at the Moorpark College Athletic Field, 7075 Campus Road. The powwow will feature Native American singing, dancing, arts, crafts and food. More...

Chorale to host kids auditions

The Master Chorale Children’s Choir will host auditions for children 8 to 16 years old on Fri., July 23 or by private appointment. Membership in the choir is by audition only. Auditions are friendly and encouraging. More...

Shiver me timbers, pirates invade Ventura Harbor Village

Pirates will invade Ventura Harbor Village from 1 to 4 p.m. Sat. and Sun., July 17 and 18 for the fifth annual Pirate Days on Spinnaker Drive off of Harbor Boulevard, Ventura. More...

‘Green’ art show coming

The Green/Vert/Verde environmentally inspired art show will run through Sept. 20 in the Galleria at the Hillcrest Center for the Arts, 403 W. Hillcrest Drive, Thousand Oaks. The show can be viewed daily from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at no charge. More...

Microbrewery scores two medals

Ladyface Ale Companie of Agoura Hills has won a gold and a bronze medal at the 2010 Los Angeles International Beer Competition that took place recently at the Fairplex in Pomona. More...

Summer Jazz Concert Series starts Aug. 1

The first show of the eight annual Summer Jazz Concert Series will take place from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Sun., Aug. 1 at The Gardens of the World, 2001 Thousand Oaks Blvd., Thousand Oaks. All concerts are free. More...